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Cul De Sac (band)
Cul de Sac are a rock group formed in 1990 in Boston, Massachusetts and led by guitarist Glenn Jones. Their music is primarily instrumental. Jones and keyboardist Robin Amos have been the only constant members. They have been classified by some as post rock, but Jones has expressed some discomfort with the term. He states that Cul de Sac is the most "musically satisfying" group he's been involved with; a group that is the "closest to being the band I'd dreamed of forming. It allows me to combine my love of open-tuned guitar, played fingerstyle, with my love for electronics and noise, all placed within a rhythmic rock framework." Jones occasionally plays "The Contraption," a prepared lap steel guitar. Cul de Sac have collaborated with guitarist John Fahey and with Can singer Damo Suzuki. Glenn Jones has also recorded five solo albums, ''This Is the Wind That Blows It Out'' (2004), ''Against Which the Sea Continually Beats'' (2007), ''Barbecue Bob in Fishtown'' (2009), ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fingerstyle Guitar
Fingerstyle guitar is the technique of playing the guitar or bass guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips, fingernails, or picks attached to fingers, as opposed to flatpicking (plucking individual notes with a single plectrum, commonly called a "pick"). The term "fingerstyle" is something of a misnomer, since it is present in several different genres and styles of music—but mostly, because it involves a completely different technique, not just a "style" of playing, especially for the guitarist's picking/plucking hand. The term is often used synonymously with fingerpicking except in classical guitar circles, although fingerpicking can also refer to a specific tradition of folk, blues and country guitar playing in the US. The terms "fingerstyle" and "fingerpicking" also applied to similar string instruments such as the banjo. Music arranged for fingerstyle playing can include chords, arpeggios (the notes of a chord played one after the other, as opposed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immortality Lessons
''Immortality Lessons'' is a live album by Cul de Sac, released in 2002 through Strange Attractors Audio House. Track listing Personnel ;Cul de Sac *Robin Amos – synthesizers, sampler, autoharp *Michael Bloom – bass guitar *Ofer Inbar – production *Glenn Jones – guitar, bouzouki *Jon Proudman – drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ... References {{Authority control 2002 live albums Cul de Sac (band) albums Albums recorded at Brandeis University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crashes To Light, Minutes To Its Fall
''Crashes to Light, Minutes to Its Fall'' is the fourth album by Cul de Sac, released in 1999 through Thirsty Ear Recordings. Track listing Personnel ;Cul de Sac *Robin Amos – synthesizers, sampler, autoharp *Michael Bloom – bass guitar *Glenn Jones – guitar, bouzouki *Jon Proudman – drums ;Production and additional personnel *Colin Decker – mastering *Jon Williams – production, recording A record, recording or records may refer to: An item or collection of data Computing * Record (computer science), a data structure ** Record, or row (database), a set of fields in a database related to one entity ** Boot sector or boot record, ... References {{Authority control 1999 albums Cul de Sac (band) albums Thirsty Ear Recordings albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Epiphany Of Glenn Jones
''The Epiphany of Glenn Jones'' is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey and the alternative rock/post-rock band Cul de Sac, released in 1997. History The project initially began with Geffen Records and was to be a collaboration between Fahey and young musicians influenced by his earlier work. When this idea later collapsed, Thirsty Ear Records producer Peter Gordon assembled the Cul de Sac/Fahey project. Cul de Sac had previously covered Fahey's song "The Portland Cement Factory at Monolith California" on their debut album ''Ecim''.Jones, Glenn. Original CD liner notes for ''The Epiphany of Glenn Jones''. Retrieved January 2010. Glenn Jones, the band's leader and guitarist, became interested and influenced by Fahey's early music while still in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Gate (album)
''China Gate'' is an album by Cul de Sac, released in 1996. The album incorporated elements of surf rock. Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' wrote that " onProudman is an extremely musical drummer who can hold down the fort while taking off on flights of fancy with the liquidly propulsive hrisFujiwara." ''Rolling Stone'' praised "the deft, pointillist strokes with which guitarist Glenn Jones dots the margins of his spare compositions." '' Paste'' listed the album as one of the "50 Best Post-Rock Albums", writing that it "set the bar for the group's expansive experimentalism, allowing them to work Can-like rhythms, Eastern-influenced melodies, flickering electronics, and plenty of noise into their deconstructions of the rock idiom." Track listing Personnel ;Cul de Sac *Robin Amos – synthesizers, sampler, vocals *Chris Fujiwara – bass guitar *Glenn Jones – guitar *Jon Proudman – drums, vocals ;Production and additional personnel *Cul de Sac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Don't Want To Go To Bed (album)
''I Don't Want to Go to Bed'' is the second album by American instrumental rock band Cul de Sac, released in 1995 through Thirsty Ear Recordings. Critical reception ''The Rough Guide to Rock'' described the tracks as "raw, lengthy rehearsal pieces that recall Can's studio jams in intensity and invention." Track listing Personnel ;Cul de Sac *Robin Amos – synthesizers, kalimba, production *Chris Fujiwara – bass guitar *Chris Guttmacher – drums, percussion, guitar *Glenn Jones – guitar, keyboards ;Production and additional personnel *David Greenburger – design *Bill Salkin – production, engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ... References External links * {{Authority control 1995 albums Cul de Sac (band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ECIM
''ECIM'' is the debut album of Cul de Sac, released in 1991 through Capella. Track listing Personnel Cul de Sac *Robin Amos – synthesizers, sampler *Chris Fujiwara – bass guitar *Chris Guttmacher – drums, percussion *Glenn Jones – guitar, contraption Production and additional personnel *Cul de Sac – production, mixing *Ruthie Dornfeld – fiddle on "The Moon Scolds the Morning Star" and "Lauren's Blues" *Dredd Foole – vocals on "Homunculus" and "Song to the Siren" *David Greenburger – design *Daved Hild – cover art *Phil Milstein – percussion on "Stranger at Coney Island"; tapes on "Nico's Dream" and "The Invisible Worm" *Sean Slade – recording *Jon Williams – mixing *Ed Yazijian – steel guitar A steel guitar ( haw, kīkākila) is any guitar played while moving a steel bar or similar hard object against plucked strings. The bar itself is called a "steel" and is the source of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North East Sticks Together
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek '' boreas'' "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of ''Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word ''Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefer'' can mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trouser Press
''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference to a song by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and an acronymic play on the British TV show ''Top of the Pops)''. Publication of the magazine ceased in 1984. The unexpired portion of mail subscriptions was completed by ''Rolling Stone'' sister publication ''Record'', which itself folded in 1985. ''Trouser Press'' has continued to exist in various formats. History The magazine's original scope was British bands and artists (early issues featured the slogan "America's Only British Rock Magazine"). Initial issues contained occasional interviews with major artists like Brian Eno and Robert Fripp and extensive record reviews. After 14 issues, the title was shortened to simply ''Trouser Press'', and it gradually transformed into a professional magazine w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damo Suzuki
, better known as Damo Suzuki (ダモ鈴木), is a Japanese musician who has been living in Germany since the early 1970s and is best known as the former lead singer of the krautrock group Can. Biography As a teenager, Suzuki spent the late 1960s wandering around Europe, often busking.Damo Suzuki and Jelly Planet website. Retrieved 6 January 2014. When left Can after recording their first a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can (band)
Can (stylised as CAN) was a German experimental rock band formed in Cologne in 1968 by Holger Czukay (bass, tape editing), Irmin Schmidt (keyboards), Michael Karoli (guitar), and Jaki Liebezeit (drums). The group used several vocalists, most prominently the American Malcolm Mooney (1968–70) and the Japanese Damo Suzuki (1970–73). They have been widely hailed as pioneers of the German krautrock scene. Coming from backgrounds in the avant-garde and jazz, Can blended elements of psychedelic rock, funk, and musique concrète on influential albums such as ''Tago Mago'' (1971), ''Ege Bamyasi'' (1972) and ''Future Days'' (1973). Can also had commercial success with singles such as "Spoon" (1971) and " I Want More" (1976) reaching national singles charts. Their work has influenced rock, post-punk, ambient, and electronic acts. History Origins: 1966–1968 The roots of Can can be traced back to Irmin Schmidt and a trip that he made to New York City in 1966. While Schmidt initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
